Deacon Gershom Hall

Deacon Gershom Hall

Male 1715 - 1789  (73 years)

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  • Name Gershom Hall 
    Prefix Deacon 
    Born 25 Oct 1715  Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Hall Direct Descendant 
    • A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
    Group Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020 
    • Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
    Alt. Death 7 Sep 1784  Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Sep 1789  Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 17 Sep 1789  First Congregational Church Cemetery, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850      
      DEATH:  1793.
      LOCATION:  Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
      VOLUME:  Harwich - V2, PAGE:  15

      Records from the Cemetery at Harwich Centre (NEHGS Register, Vol. 14, pp. 27-28)

      HALL
      Benjamin, died 6 October, 1827, in his 72d year.
      Bethiah, wife of Gershom, died 27 September, 1813, aged 50 years.
      Caroline, daughter of Lemuel and Clarissa, died 28 October, 1810, aged 3 years
      Caroline, daughter of Lemuel and Clarissa, died 2 December, 1817, in her 6th year.
      Daniel, Capt., son of Gershom, died in Havana, 15 April, 1820, aged 38. [On stone with brother Gershom, and with Oreck.]
      Edward, Deacon, died 8 February, 1797, in his 80th year. "Follow ye path that your dear parents trod."
      Edward, died 29 October, 1806, in his 44th year.
      Eleanor, widow of Benjamin, died 15 August, 1846, aged 87.
      Elizabeth, wife of Seth, died 17 April, 1808, aged 73.
      Frederick, son of Lemuel and Clarissa, died 22 October, 1810, in his sixth year.
      Gershom, Deacon, died 17 September, 1789, aged 74 years.
      Gershom, son of Gershom, died in Havana, 15 April, 1820, aged 22. [On stone with Capt. Daniel and Oreck.]
      Gershom, died 25 September, 1844, in his 84th year.
      Jerusha, wife of Gershom, died 29 October, 1843, in her 71st year.
      Lucy, wife of Gershom, died 8 October, 1795, aged 35 years.
      Mary, wife of Deacon Gershom, died 20 January, 1793, in her 80th year.
      [Patience, wife of] Ed[ward], died 30 November, 1791, in her 69th year. [This stone is badly broken, but it is next to that of Edward, died 1797, and the given name is found on the footstone.]
      Oreck, son of Daniel, lost at sea in 1830, aged 25. [On stone with Capt. Daniel and Gershom.]
      Ruth, wife of Edward, died 8 May, 1817, aged 53 years.
      Seth, died 25 October, 1793, aged 58 years.
    Person ID I9779  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 5 May 2019 

    Father Jonathan Hall,   b. Abt 1677, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Mother Hannah Bramhall, of Dover,   b. Abt 1685,   d. Bef 1751  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married Abt 1705 
    Family ID F4107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Hall,   b. 15 Oct 1714, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1793, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1734  Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Seth Hall,   b. Cal 1735, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1793, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
     2. Bethia Hall,   b. Bef 1738, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1820  (Age ~ 82 years)
     3. Edward Hall,   b. Bef 1741, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1743, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     4. Edward Hall,   b. Bef 1 May 1743,   d. Abt 1761  (Age ~ 17 years)
     5. Hannah Hall,   b. Bef 1 May 1743, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1820, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
     6. Jonathan Hall,   b. Bef 15 Oct 1746, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     7. Sarah Hall,   d. Unknown
     8. Jerusha Hall,   b. Abt 1750, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F4030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Oct 1715 - Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Nov 1734 - Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Death - 7 Sep 1784 - Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Sep 1789 - Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 17 Sep 1789 - First Congregational Church Cemetery, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Hall DNA Family 020

  • Notes 
    • Halls of New England, p. 224:

      (Family 31.) GERSHOM HALL4, Jonathan3, Gershom2, John1 : b. in Harwich, Oct. 25, 1715; d. Sept. 7, 1784; m., Nov 28, 1734, his cousin Mary Hall, d. Jan. 20, 1784, ae. 79; residence Harwich, Mass.; he was deacon in the south church from 1747 to 1784; lived on his father's homestead; made his will Nov 5, 1785, in which he gave the homestead to his grandson Edward, his "silver tankard" and "silver headed cane" to grandson Gershom. Children were:

      1.  Seth, bapt. Nov. 13, 1737; was executor of his will (Family 74).
      2.  Bethia, bapt. 1738, m. 1760, Thomas Clark; she d. Nov. 8, 1820, ae. 84.
      3.  Edward, bapt. 1741; d. young.
      4.  Edward, bapt. May 1, 1743; was probably that Edward who was in the French and Indian war, and died in hospital ae. 18.
      5.  Hannah, bapt. May 1, 1743; m. Oct. 31, 1765, Thomas Nickerson, she d. Dec. 23, 1829, ae. 79.
      6.  Jonathan, bapt. Oct. 15, 1746.
      7.  Sarah, m. John N. Snow.
      8.  Jerusha, m. Samuel Covel, of Chatham, Mass., and settled in Clinton, Dutchess Co., N.Y., and was there 1794.

      There may have been other children.